The carbon dioxide trapped during bottle conditioning gives 75 Minute IPA a soft and velvety mouthfeel. Dry-hopped with whole-leaf Cascades, this complex IPA has been known to inspire pilgrimages to our brewpub.

I had wanted to try this for a while and my wife randomly picked me up a growler at the restaurant here in Gaithersburg, so Happy Father's Day to me. Pours a light amber color with limited head. Nose is balanced, with a malty base and noticeable caramel sweetness.

Very flavorful and everything blends together quite nicely. Pine, herbal and floral hops balance up against a sweet malt and caramel base with notes of wood and smoke. Texture is particularly smooth and easy to drink.

Not really a classic, west coast hop bomb, but unique and worth the wait.

It pours a beautiful light golden orange leaving the same color body with some nice haziness added. A one inch white foamy head appears inside the nonic pint glass. The smell has the maple syrup up front, but not overbearing, because I can still smell the hops, some light grapefruit and some light malts. The taste is sweet with the maple syrup up front but not overbearing still combined nicely with the hops, grapefruit and malts. The palate is between light and medium, no problem finishing off the bomber that was sitting on my buddy’s store shelf since August. Overall, this is an excellent American IPA that is borderline English because its so sweet. Next time, I want this with pancakes and sausage at breakfast.

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04/24/2014
Bottle to pint glass.
Pours cloudy orange, big white head. Legs. Aroma us veggie, barley, very clean, not much extraneous smells. Thought I would smell the maple, but I don’t. Taste is acidic, citrus, touch of wood or ash. Feel is crisp and alive, though carbonation is only medium. Not a bad beer, but I expected more flavor."
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This is a nifty strong IPA with a very nicely balanced fig flavor. Also nicely balanced alcohol and sweet. A bit scarce and pricey for a mass-market craft but happy to scoop one up when I see it. Then I'm done.